diff --git a/src/utils/__tests__/git.spec.ts b/src/utils/__tests__/git.spec.ts
index 7afb6b6665..2f702ee96d 100644
--- a/src/utils/__tests__/git.spec.ts
+++ b/src/utils/__tests__/git.spec.ts
@@ -915,12 +915,34 @@ describe("isGitHubRepository", () => {
 		expect(isGitHubRepository("https://GITHUB.COM/user/repo.git")).toBe(true)
 	})
 
+	it("should return true for GitHub subdomains", () => {
+		expect(isGitHubRepository("https://gist.github.com/user/repo")).toBe(true)
+		expect(isGitHubRepository("https://api.github.com/repos/user/repo")).toBe(true)
+		expect(isGitHubRepository("git@gist.github.com:user/repo.git")).toBe(true)
+	})
+
 	it("should return false for non-GitHub URLs", () => {
 		expect(isGitHubRepository("https://gitlab.com/user/repo.git")).toBe(false)
 		expect(isGitHubRepository("https://bitbucket.org/user/repo.git")).toBe(false)
 		expect(isGitHubRepository("git@gitlab.com:user/repo.git")).toBe(false)
 	})
 
+	it("should return false for malicious URLs with github.com in hostname", () => {
+		// Security: These URLs have "github.com" as part of the hostname but are not GitHub
+		expect(isGitHubRepository("https://malicious-github.com/user/repo.git")).toBe(false)
+		expect(isGitHubRepository("https://github.com.evil.com/user/repo.git")).toBe(false)
+		expect(isGitHubRepository("https://fake-github.com/user/repo.git")).toBe(false)
+		expect(isGitHubRepository("git@malicious-github.com:user/repo.git")).toBe(false)
+		expect(isGitHubRepository("ssh://git@github.com.evil.com/user/repo.git")).toBe(false)
+	})
+
+	it("should return false for URLs with github.com in the path", () => {
+		// Security: These URLs have "github.com" in the path but not as the hostname
+		expect(isGitHubRepository("https://evil.com/github.com/malicious/repo.git")).toBe(false)
+		expect(isGitHubRepository("https://attacker.com/fake/github.com/path")).toBe(false)
+		expect(isGitHubRepository("git@evil.com:github.com/user/repo.git")).toBe(false)
+	})
+
 	it("should return false for undefined or empty URLs", () => {
 		expect(isGitHubRepository(undefined)).toBe(false)
 		expect(isGitHubRepository("")).toBe(false)
diff --git a/src/utils/git.ts b/src/utils/git.ts
index ff10c181ef..f0c3dd4e58 100644
--- a/src/utils/git.ts
+++ b/src/utils/git.ts
@@ -222,8 +222,33 @@ export function isGitHubRepository(repositoryUrl?: string): boolean {
 	}
 
 	try {
-		// Check if the URL contains github.com
-		return repositoryUrl.toLowerCase().includes("github.com")
+		const url = repositoryUrl.toLowerCase().trim()
+
+		// Try to parse as HTTPS/HTTP URL
+		if (url.startsWith("https://") || url.startsWith("http://")) {
+			const parsed = new URL(url)
+			return parsed.hostname === "github.com" || parsed.hostname.endsWith(".github.com")
+		}
+
+		// Handle SSH format: git@github.com:user/repo.git
+		if (url.startsWith("git@")) {
+			const match = url.match(/^git@([^:]+):/)
+			if (match && match[1]) {
+				const host = match[1]
+				return host === "github.com" || host.endsWith(".github.com")
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Handle SSH with protocol: ssh://git@github.com/user/repo.git
+		if (url.startsWith("ssh://")) {
+			const match = url.match(/^ssh:\/\/(?:git@)?([^\/]+)/)
+			if (match && match[1]) {
+				const host = match[1]
+				return host === "github.com" || host.endsWith(".github.com")
+			}
+		}
+
+		return false
 	} catch {
 		return false
 	}