[Snyk] Upgrade mongoose from 8.18.1 to 8.18.2

[saileshbro]

Snyk has created this PR to upgrade mongoose from 8.18.1 to 8.18.2.

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Package name: mongoose

• 8.18.2 - 2025-09-22
  

  8.18.2 / 2025-09-22

  • fix(document): prevent $clone() from converting mongoose arrays into vanilla arrays #15633 #15625
  • fix(connection): use correct collection name for model when using useConnection() #15637
  • fix(connection): propagate changes to _lastHeartbeatAt to useDb() child connections #15640 #15635
  • types: fix schema property type definition in SchemaType #15631
• 8.18.1 - 2025-09-08
  

  8.18.1 / 2025-09-08

  • types: correct type inference for maps of maps #15602
  • types(model): copy base model statics onto discriminator model #15623 #15600
  • types: fix types for a string of enums #15605 ruiaraujo
  • types(SchemaOptions): disallow versionKey: true, which fails at runtime #15606
  • docs(typescript): add example explaining how to use query helper overrides for handling lean() #15622 #15601
  • docs(transactions): add note about nested transactions #15624

from mongoose GitHub release notes

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