diff --git a/cli/CHANGELOG.md b/cli/CHANGELOG.md
index e560a8620231..ff0202142a09 100644
--- a/cli/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/cli/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ _Released 7/02/2024 (PENDING)_
 
 **Dependency Updates:**
 
+- Updated `launch-editor` from `2.3.0` to `2.8.0`. Addressed in [#29770](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/pull/29770).
 - Updated `memfs` from `3.4.12` to `3.5.3`. Addressed in [#29746](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/pull/29746).
 - Updated `tmp` from `0.2.1` to `0.2.3`. Addresses [#29693](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/issues/29693).
 - Updated `ws` from `5.2.3` to `5.2.4`. Addressed in [#29698](https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress/pull/29698).
diff --git a/packages/data-context/package.json b/packages/data-context/package.json
index 62717d23d008..ed816dcd94ed 100644
--- a/packages/data-context/package.json
+++ b/packages/data-context/package.json
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     "globby": "^11.0.1",
     "graphql": "^15.5.1",
     "isbinaryfile": "^4.0.8",
-    "launch-editor": "2.2.1",
+    "launch-editor": "2.8.0",
     "lodash": "4.17.21",
     "micromatch": "4.0.6",
     "node-machine-id": "1.1.12",
diff --git a/packages/server/package.json b/packages/server/package.json
index c6885e0bc691..4b04c5343e2d 100644
--- a/packages/server/package.json
+++ b/packages/server/package.json
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
     "jimp": "0.22.12",
     "jose": "^4.15.5",
     "jsonlint": "1.6.3",
-    "launch-editor": "2.3.0",
+    "launch-editor": "2.8.0",
     "lazy-ass": "1.6.0",
     "lockfile": "1.0.4",
     "lodash": "^4.17.21",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index f2962916f6b3..541ac967985b 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -20329,21 +20329,13 @@ latest-version@5.1.0:
   dependencies:
     package-json "^6.3.0"
 
-launch-editor@2.2.1:
-  version "2.2.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/launch-editor/-/launch-editor-2.2.1.tgz#871b5a3ee39d6680fcc26d37930b6eeda89db0ca"
-  integrity sha512-On+V7K2uZK6wK7x691ycSUbLD/FyKKelArkbaAMSSJU8JmqmhwN2+mnJDNINuJWSrh2L0kDk+ZQtbC/gOWUwLw==
-  dependencies:
-    chalk "^2.3.0"
-    shell-quote "^1.6.1"
-
-launch-editor@2.3.0:
-  version "2.3.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/launch-editor/-/launch-editor-2.3.0.tgz#23b2081403b7eeaae2918bda510f3535ccab0ee4"
-  integrity sha512-3QrsCXejlWYHjBPFXTyGNhPj4rrQdB+5+r5r3wArpLH201aR+nWUgw/zKKkTmilCfY/sv6u8qo98pNvtg8LUTA==
+launch-editor@2.8.0:
+  version "2.8.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/launch-editor/-/launch-editor-2.8.0.tgz#7255d90bdba414448e2138faa770a74f28451305"
+  integrity sha512-vJranOAJrI/llyWGRQqiDM+adrw+k83fvmmx3+nV47g3+36xM15jE+zyZ6Ffel02+xSvuM0b2GDRosXZkbb6wA==
   dependencies:
     picocolors "^1.0.0"
-    shell-quote "^1.6.1"
+    shell-quote "^1.8.1"
 
 launch-editor@^2.6.0, launch-editor@^2.6.1:
   version "2.6.1"