Anyone seeing high CPU from the CrowdStrike Falcon sensor on servers?

November 15, 2026 3 answers
Asked by r516+bookmark_8

The Falcon sensor is consuming a lot of CPU on some servers. Is anyone else seeing this, and what should I check to narrow down the cause?

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7d!marginalia_306

Check the other processes using CPU at the same time, especially the next biggest consumer. Falcon activity could be tied to another busy process, so the sensor showing high CPU doesn't necessarily mean it's the original cause.

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Mavick.7q

There were also reports of environments not seeing the problem, including a large endpoint estate. That doesn't rule out an issue on your servers, but it makes sense to investigate the affected systems rather than assume every deployment is impacted.

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Lunet.5s

A spike in reports on a service status site might be worth noting, but it won't tell you whether those reports have the same cause. Compare when your CPU spike started with the activity on the affected servers.

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