C++ debug keeps focusing on breakpoint in code editor. Can't do anything in other windows!

Environment

• OS and version: Ubuntu 25.10
• VS Code: 1.117.0
• C/C++ extension: 1.5.1
• OS and version of remote machine (if applicable):
• GDB / LLDB version: 16.3

Bug Summary and Steps to Reproduce

Bug Summary: When the debugger stops at a breakpoint, the entire VSCode just focuses on the code editor. Can't do anything in other windows, watch window for instance. Can't even interact with the VSCode menu at all!

Steps to reproduce:

1. In this environment...
2. With this config...
3. Do '...'
4. See error...

Debugger Configurations

`launch.json`:

        {
            "name": "C++ Launch (Console)",
            "type": "cppdbg",
            "request": "launch",
            "preLaunchTask": "CMake: build all",
            "postDebugTask": "",
            "program": "${workspaceFolder}/Debug/Console",
            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}/build",
            "stopAtEntry": false,
            "externalConsole": false,
            "launchCompleteCommand": "exec-run",
            "linux": {
              "MIMode": "gdb",
              "miDebuggerPath": "/usr/bin/gdb"
            },
            "osx": {
              "MIMode": "lldb"
            },
            "windows": {
              "MIMode": "gdb",
              "miDebuggerPath": "C:\\MinGw\\bin\\gdb.exe"
            },
            "args": [],
            "setupCommands": [
                {
                    "description": "Disable MI-async",
                    "text": "set mi-async off",
                    "ignoreFailures": true
                },
                {
                    "description": "Enable auto-load for all paths. Considered a security risk. See link for details: https://sourceware.org/gdb/current/onlinedocs/gdb.html/Auto_002dloading-safe-path.html",
                    "text": "set auto-load safe-path /",
                    "ignoreFailures": true
                },
                {
                    "description": "Enable pretty-printing for gdb",
                    "text": "-enable-pretty-printing",
                    "ignoreFailures": true
                },
                {
                    "description": "Set Disassembly Flavor to Intel",
                    "text": "-gdb-set disassembly-flavor intel",
                    "ignoreFailures": true
                },                
                {
                    "description": "Do not display function arguments when printing a stack frame",
                    "text": "set print frame-arguments none",
                    "ignoreFailures": true
                }
            ]
        },          

`tasks.json`:

{
	"version": "2.0.0",
	"tasks": [
		{
			"type": "cmake",
			"label": "CMake: build all",
			"command": "build",
			"targets": [
				"all"
			],
			"group": {
				"kind": "build",
				"isDefault": true
			},
			"problemMatcher": ["$gcc"],
			"detail": "CMake build all"
		},
		{
			"type": "cmake",
			"label": "CMake: build Console",
			"command": "build",
			"targets": [
				"Console"
			],
			"group": {
				"kind": "build",
				"isDefault": false
			},
			"problemMatcher": ["$gcc"],
			"detail": "CMake build Console"
		},
		{
			"type": "cmake",
			"label": "CMake: build Core",
			"command": "build",
			"targets": [
				"DataStructuresAlgorithms.Core"
			],
			"group": {
				"kind": "build",
				"isDefault": false
			},
			"problemMatcher": ["$gcc"],
			"detail": "CMake build Core"
		},
		{
			"type": "cmake",
			"label": "CMake: build Tests",
			"command": "build",
			"targets": [
				"DataStructuresAlgorithms.Tests"
			],
			"group": {
				"kind": "build",
				"isDefault": false
			},
			"problemMatcher": ["$gcc"],
			"detail": "CMake build Tests"
		},
	]
}

Debugger Logs

Keeps printing the breakpoint line, for example:


Breakpoint 7.3, Tree<long>::Count (this=0x7bfff490e420) at /usr/src/DataStructuresAlgorithms/src/Tree.cpp:640
640	}

Other Extensions

No response

Additional Information

No response

Start by reproducing the breakpoint behavior with the launch.json and tasks.json configurations in the reported Ubuntu, VS Code, and C/C++ extension versions. Review the debugger logs showing repeated breakpoint output, and consider the issue complete when stopping at a breakpoint no longer prevents interaction with other windows, the watch view, or the VS Code menu.