How to Identify the CrowdStrike Falcon Sensor Version

Summary: Learn to identify the CrowdStrike Falcon Sensor version for issues, process changes, or system requirements. Follow the steps for Windows, Mac, or Linux.

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Instructions

Knowing the CrowdStrike Falcon Sensor version allows you to:

  • Identify known issues
  • Understand process changes
  • Understand system requirements

Affected Products:

  • CrowdStrike Falcon Sensor

Affected Operating Systems:

  • Windows
  • Mac
  • Linux

For instructions about how to identify the CrowdStrike Falcon Sensor version, click on Windows, Mac, or Linux.

Note:

Windows

  1. Right-click the Windows start menu, and then click Run.
    Run
  2. In the Run UI, type the following command and then press OK. 
    cmd
    Run UI
  3. In Command Prompt, type the following command and then press Enter. 
    "C:\Program Files\CrowdStrike\CSSensorSettings.exe" –version
    Getting the version
  4. Record the version. In the example, 7.04.17605.0 is the version.
    Recording the version
    Note: The version of your sensor may differ from the above screenshot.

Mac

  1. Locate and then double-click Terminal.
    Terminal
  2. In Terminal, type the following command and then press Enter. 
    sysctl cs.version
    Checking the CrowdStrike sensor version
  3. Record the version. In the example, the version is 4.18.8013.0.
    Recording the version
    Note: The version of your sensor may differ from the above screenshot.

Linux

  1. On the targeted endpoint, open Terminal.
    Terminal
  2. In Terminal, type the following command and then press Enter. 
    sudo /opt/CrowdStrike/falconctl -g --version
    Getting the CrowdStrike version
  3. Populate the sudo account password and then press Enter.
  4. Record the version. In the example, 4.20.6602.0 is the version.
    Recording the version
    Note: The version of your sensor may differ from the above screenshot.

Affected Products

CrowdStrike
Article Properties
Article Number: 000126120
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 27 Jul 2026
Version:  23
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