diff --git a/Lib/email/_header_value_parser.py b/Lib/email/_header_value_parser.py
index 91243378dc0441..8684bdb8dfd5c6 100644
--- a/Lib/email/_header_value_parser.py
+++ b/Lib/email/_header_value_parser.py
@@ -2398,17 +2398,31 @@ def get_section(value):
     The caller should already have dealt with leading CFWS.
 
     """
+    def is_accepted_digit(d):
+        # While only ASCII digits are allowed by the RFC, we accept any digit
+        # that can be converted to an int for backwards compatibility purposes.
+        # We don't use str.isdigit() as some Unicode digits are not convertible
+        # (e.g. superscript digits).
+        try:
+            int(d)
+            return True
+        except ValueError:
+            return False
+
     section = Section()
     if not value or value[0] != '*':
         raise errors.HeaderParseError("Expected section but found {}".format(
                                         value))
     section.append(ValueTerminal('*', 'section-marker'))
     value = value[1:]
-    if not value or not value[0].isdigit():
+    if not value or not is_accepted_digit(value[0]):
         raise errors.HeaderParseError("Expected section number but "
                                       "found {}".format(value))
     digits = ''
-    while value and value[0].isdigit():
+    while value and is_accepted_digit(value[0]):
+        if not '0' <= value[0] <= '9':
+            section.defects.append(errors.InvalidHeaderDefect(
+                    "section number has a non-ASCII digit {}".format(value[0])))
         digits += value[0]
         value = value[1:]
     if digits[0] == '0' and digits != '0':
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_email/test__header_value_parser.py b/Lib/test/test_email/test__header_value_parser.py
index 179e236ecdfd7f..2eaf73bad89afa 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_email/test__header_value_parser.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_email/test__header_value_parser.py
@@ -2982,6 +2982,21 @@ def mime_parameters_as_value(self,
             'r*=\'a\'"',
             [('r', '"')],
             [errors.InvalidHeaderDefect]*2),
+
+        # gh-87112: Only digits convertible to integers can be section numbers.
+        'non_accepted_digit': (
+            'foo*0=bar; foo*²=baz',
+            ' foo="bar"',
+            'foo*0=bar; foo*²=baz',
+            [('foo', 'bar')],
+            [errors.InvalidHeaderDefect]),
+
+        'non_ascii_digit_backwards_compatibility': (
+            'foo*0=bar; foo*߁=baz',  # NKO digit '1'
+            ' foo="barbaz"',
+            'foo*0=bar; foo*߁=baz',
+            [('foo', 'barbaz')],
+            [errors.InvalidHeaderDefect]),
     }
 
 @parameterize
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2025-07-20-17-57-39.gh-issue-87112.sKU2V8.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2025-07-20-17-57-39.gh-issue-87112.sKU2V8.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..ba4e72de85e317
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2025-07-20-17-57-39.gh-issue-87112.sKU2V8.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Ensure that only digits convertible to integers are accepted as section number
+in MIME header parameter.