diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 627970605a3b3..c35b4daccb349 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1089,7 +1089,7 @@
     "archiver": "^7.0.1",
     "async": "^3.2.3",
     "aws4": "^1.13.2",
-    "axios": "^1.7.4",
+    "axios": "^1.7.9",
     "base64-js": "^1.3.1",
     "bitmap-sdf": "^1.0.3",
     "blurhash": "^2.0.1",
diff --git a/packages/kbn-test/src/kbn_client/kbn_client_requester_error.ts b/packages/kbn-test/src/kbn_client/kbn_client_requester_error.ts
index 265f2a60b02f5..f44bf2bcc53ed 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-test/src/kbn_client/kbn_client_requester_error.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-test/src/kbn_client/kbn_client_requester_error.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export class KbnClientRequesterError extends Error {
 }
 function clean(error: Error): AxiosError {
   const _ = AxiosError.from(error);
+  delete _.cause;
   delete _.config;
   delete _.request;
   delete _.response;
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index a422f50ff18b4..b936d99ebe74a 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -13936,10 +13936,10 @@ axe-core@^4.2.0, axe-core@^4.6.2:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/axe-core/-/axe-core-4.7.2.tgz#040a7342b20765cb18bb50b628394c21bccc17a0"
   integrity sha512-zIURGIS1E1Q4pcrMjp+nnEh+16G56eG/MUllJH8yEvw7asDo7Ac9uhC9KIH5jzpITueEZolfYglnCGIuSBz39g==
 
-axios@^1.0.0, axios@^1.3.4, axios@^1.6.0, axios@^1.7.4:
-  version "1.7.4"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/axios/-/axios-1.7.4.tgz#4c8ded1b43683c8dd362973c393f3ede24052aa2"
-  integrity sha512-DukmaFRnY6AzAALSH4J2M3k6PkaC+MfaAGdEERRWcC9q3/TWQwLpHR8ZRLKTdQ3aBDL64EdluRDjJqKw+BPZEw==
+axios@^1.0.0, axios@^1.3.4, axios@^1.6.0, axios@^1.7.4, axios@^1.7.9:
+  version "1.7.9"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/axios/-/axios-1.7.9.tgz#d7d071380c132a24accda1b2cfc1535b79ec650a"
+  integrity sha512-LhLcE7Hbiryz8oMDdDptSrWowmB4Bl6RCt6sIJKpRB4XtVf0iEgewX3au/pJqm+Py1kCASkb/FFKjxQaLtxJvw==
   dependencies:
     follow-redirects "^1.15.6"
     form-data "^4.0.0"