diff --git a/packages/metro-serializer-esbuild/package.json b/packages/metro-serializer-esbuild/package.json
index 78ab776234..1a9e7a3949 100644
--- a/packages/metro-serializer-esbuild/package.json
+++ b/packages/metro-serializer-esbuild/package.json
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     "@rnx-kit/scripts": "*",
     "@rnx-kit/tsconfig": "*",
     "@types/node": "^24.0.0",
-    "lodash-es": "^4.17.21",
+    "lodash-es": "^4.18.1",
     "metro": "^0.83.3",
     "metro-config": "^0.83.3",
     "metro-transform-worker": "^0.83.1",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index a43d81e904..eac2a60385 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -5682,7 +5682,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@types/node": "npm:^24.0.0"
     esbuild: "npm:^0.27.1"
     esbuild-plugin-lodash: "npm:^1.2.0"
-    lodash-es: "npm:^4.17.21"
+    lodash-es: "npm:^4.18.1"
     metro: "npm:^0.83.3"
     metro-config: "npm:^0.83.3"
     metro-transform-worker: "npm:^0.83.1"
@@ -12940,10 +12940,10 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"lodash-es@npm:^4.17.21":
-  version: 4.17.23
-  resolution: "lodash-es@npm:4.17.23"
-  checksum: 10c0/3150fb6660c14c7a6b5f23bd11597d884b140c0e862a17fdb415aaa5ef7741523182904a6b7929f04e5f60a11edb5a79499eb448734381c99ffb3c4734beeddd
+"lodash-es@npm:^4.18.1":
+  version: 4.18.1
+  resolution: "lodash-es@npm:4.18.1"
+  checksum: 10c0/35d4dcf87ef07f8d090f409447575800108057e360b445f590d0d25d09e3d1e33a163d2fc100d4d072b0f901d5e2fc533cd7c4bfd8eeb38a06abec693823c8b8
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard