diff --git a/lib/private/AppFramework/Http/Request.php b/lib/private/AppFramework/Http/Request.php
index a41b6fb57938a..75c2b8568e560 100644
--- a/lib/private/AppFramework/Http/Request.php
+++ b/lib/private/AppFramework/Http/Request.php
@@ -291,6 +291,8 @@ public function getHeader(string $name): string {
 			'CONTENT_TYPE' => true,
 			'CONTENT_LENGTH' => true,
 			'REMOTE_ADDR' => true,
+			'PHP_AUTH_USER' => true,
+			'PHP_AUTH_PW' => true,
 		];
 
 		if (isset($specialKeys[$elementName]) && isset($this->server[$elementName])) {
diff --git a/lib/private/AppFramework/Middleware/Security/PasswordConfirmationMiddleware.php b/lib/private/AppFramework/Middleware/Security/PasswordConfirmationMiddleware.php
index 0d29c38a26ca7..534303dc9bcf2 100644
--- a/lib/private/AppFramework/Middleware/Security/PasswordConfirmationMiddleware.php
+++ b/lib/private/AppFramework/Middleware/Security/PasswordConfirmationMiddleware.php
@@ -77,11 +77,12 @@ public function beforeController(Controller $controller, string $methodName): vo
 
 		$reflectionMethod = new ReflectionMethod($controller, $methodName);
 		if ($this->isPasswordConfirmationStrict($reflectionMethod)) {
-			$authHeader = $this->request->getHeader('Authorization');
-			if (!str_starts_with(strtolower($authHeader), 'basic ')) {
+			$password = $this->request->getHeader('PHP_AUTH_PW');
+
+			if ($password === '') {
 				throw new NotConfirmedException('Required authorization header missing');
 			}
-			[, $password] = explode(':', base64_decode(substr($authHeader, 6)), 2);
+
 			$loginName = $this->session->get('loginname');
 			$loginResult = $this->userManager->checkPassword($loginName, $password);
 			if ($loginResult === false) {
diff --git a/tests/lib/AppFramework/Middleware/Security/Mock/PasswordConfirmationMiddlewareController.php b/tests/lib/AppFramework/Middleware/Security/Mock/PasswordConfirmationMiddlewareController.php
index cd1cdaa49ca33..8b6cec1fccd37 100644
--- a/tests/lib/AppFramework/Middleware/Security/Mock/PasswordConfirmationMiddlewareController.php
+++ b/tests/lib/AppFramework/Middleware/Security/Mock/PasswordConfirmationMiddlewareController.php
@@ -35,4 +35,8 @@ public function testAttribute() {
 	#[PasswordConfirmationRequired]
 	public function testSSO() {
 	}
+
+	#[PasswordConfirmationRequired(strict: true)]
+	public function testAuthHeader() {
+	}
 }
diff --git a/tests/lib/AppFramework/Middleware/Security/PasswordConfirmationMiddlewareTest.php b/tests/lib/AppFramework/Middleware/Security/PasswordConfirmationMiddlewareTest.php
index 1968e5abb5062..0aa7d519c5bed 100644
--- a/tests/lib/AppFramework/Middleware/Security/PasswordConfirmationMiddlewareTest.php
+++ b/tests/lib/AppFramework/Middleware/Security/PasswordConfirmationMiddlewareTest.php
@@ -205,4 +205,34 @@ public function testSSO(): void {
 
 		$this->assertSame(false, $thrown);
 	}
+
+	public function testAuthHeader(): void {
+		$this->reflector->reflect($this->controller, __FUNCTION__);
+
+		$this->user->method('getBackendClassName')
+			->willReturn('fictional_backend');
+		$this->userSession->method('getUser')
+			->willReturn($this->user);
+
+		$this->session->method('get')
+			->with('loginname')
+			->willReturn('user');
+
+		$this->request->method('getHeader')
+			->with('PHP_AUTH_PW')
+			->willReturn('password');
+
+		$this->userManager->expects($this->once())
+			->method('checkPassword')
+			->with('user', 'password');
+
+		$thrown = false;
+		try {
+			$this->middleware->beforeController($this->controller, __FUNCTION__);
+		} catch (NotConfirmedException) {
+			$thrown = true;
+		}
+
+		$this->assertSame(false, $thrown);
+	}
 }