diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index ece793596b0..32d2be14314 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -18334,14 +18334,15 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/katex": {
-      "version": "0.16.19",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/katex/-/katex-0.16.19.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-3IA6DYVhxhBabjSLTNO9S4+OliA3Qvb8pBQXMfC4WxXJgLwZgnfDl0BmB4z6nBMdznBsZ+CGM8DrGZ5hcguDZg==",
+      "version": "0.16.21",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/katex/-/katex-0.16.21.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-XvqR7FgOHtWupfMiigNzmh+MgUVmDGU2kXZm899ZkPfcuoPuFxyHmXsgATDpFZDAXCI8tvinaVcDo8PIIJSo4A==",
       "dev": true,
       "funding": [
         "https://opencollective.com/katex",
         "https://github.com/sponsors/katex"
       ],
+      "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "commander": "^8.3.0"
       },
@@ -45244,9 +45245,9 @@
       }
     },
     "katex": {
-      "version": "0.16.19",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/katex/-/katex-0.16.19.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-3IA6DYVhxhBabjSLTNO9S4+OliA3Qvb8pBQXMfC4WxXJgLwZgnfDl0BmB4z6nBMdznBsZ+CGM8DrGZ5hcguDZg==",
+      "version": "0.16.21",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/katex/-/katex-0.16.21.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-XvqR7FgOHtWupfMiigNzmh+MgUVmDGU2kXZm899ZkPfcuoPuFxyHmXsgATDpFZDAXCI8tvinaVcDo8PIIJSo4A==",
       "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "commander": "^8.3.0"
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-context-zone-peer-dep/src/util.ts b/packages/opentelemetry-context-zone-peer-dep/src/util.ts
index 7c4ac5f68d5..8f7634f48c7 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-context-zone-peer-dep/src/util.ts
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-context-zone-peer-dep/src/util.ts
@@ -15,13 +15,17 @@
  */
 
 /**
- * check if an object has addEventListener and removeEventListener functions then it will return true.
- * Generally only called with a `TargetWithEvents` but may be called with an unknown / any.
+ * check if an object has `addEventListener` and `removeEventListener` functions.
+ * Generally only called with a `TargetWithEvents` but may be called with an `unknown` value.
  * @param obj - The object to check.
  */
-export function isListenerObject(obj: any = {}): boolean {
+export function isListenerObject(obj: unknown): boolean {
   return (
+    typeof obj === 'object' &&
+    obj !== null &&
+    'addEventListener' in obj &&
     typeof obj.addEventListener === 'function' &&
+    'removeEventListener' in obj &&
     typeof obj.removeEventListener === 'function'
   );
 }