Collider.material sets material to none when referencing Prefab

Reproduction steps:
1. Open the attached project “ColiderMaterialBug“
2. Open the Scene “Assets/SampleScene”
3. Select the Sphere Prefab “Assets/Sphere”
4. Enter the Play Mode
5. Observe the Sphere Collider Material

Expected result: An error is thrown in the Console Window
Actual result: Sphere Collider Material is set to null

Reproducible with: 2020.3.45f1, 2021.3.19f1, 2022.2.8f1, 2023.1.0b5, 2023.2.0a4

Reproducible on: Windows 11

Note: The issue is not reproducible with Renderer.material