diff --git a/.changelog/15452.txt b/.changelog/15452.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5221daa91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/15452.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:improvement
+fingerprint: Detect CNI plugins and set versions as node attributes
+```
diff --git a/api/go.mod b/api/go.mod
index e40f6b16c..756736310 100644
--- a/api/go.mod
+++ b/api/go.mod
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/kr/pretty v0.3.1
 	github.com/mitchellh/go-testing-interface v1.14.1
 	github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure v1.5.0
-	github.com/shoenig/test v0.4.5
+	github.com/shoenig/test v0.4.6
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.1
 )
 
diff --git a/api/go.sum b/api/go.sum
index e36a08f4a..92003c4e2 100644
--- a/api/go.sum
+++ b/api/go.sum
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZb
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
 github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.9.0 h1:73kH8U+JUqXU8lRuOHeVHaa/SZPifC7BkcraZVejAe8=
 github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.9.0/go.mod h1:WtVeX8xhTBvf0smdhujwtBcq4Qrzq/fJaraNFVN+nFs=
-github.com/shoenig/test v0.4.5 h1:Qb3JfRzzDVTnfQVMeYJm+bsoPlgqVjgawc2lq95ge8Q=
-github.com/shoenig/test v0.4.5/go.mod h1:xYtyGBC5Q3kzCNyJg/SjgNpfAa2kvmgA0i5+lQso8x0=
+github.com/shoenig/test v0.4.6 h1:S1pAVs5L1TSRen3N1YQNtBZIh9Z6d1PyQSUDUweMTqk=
+github.com/shoenig/test v0.4.6/go.mod h1:xYtyGBC5Q3kzCNyJg/SjgNpfAa2kvmgA0i5+lQso8x0=
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.0/go.mod h1:HFkY916IF+rwdDfMAkV7OtwuqBVzrE8GR6GFx+wExME=
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.4.0/go.mod h1:YvHI0jy2hoMjB+UWwv71VJQ9isScKT/TqJzVSSt89Yw=
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.5.0/go.mod h1:Yh+to48EsGEfYuaHDzXPcE3xhTkx73EhmCGUpEOglKo=
diff --git a/client/fingerprint/cni.go b/client/fingerprint/cni.go
index b4bfff695..351d7b3d2 100644
--- a/client/fingerprint/cni.go
+++ b/client/fingerprint/cni.go
@@ -6,16 +6,18 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/containernetworking/cni/libcni"
-	log "github.com/hashicorp/go-hclog"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/go-hclog"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/nomad/structs"
 )
 
+// CNIFingerprint creates a fingerprint of the CNI configuration(s) on the
+// Nomad client.
 type CNIFingerprint struct {
 	StaticFingerprinter
-	logger log.Logger
+	logger hclog.Logger
 }
 
-func NewCNIFingerprint(logger log.Logger) Fingerprint {
+func NewCNIFingerprint(logger hclog.Logger) Fingerprint {
 	return &CNIFingerprint{logger: logger}
 }
 
diff --git a/client/fingerprint/fingerprint.go b/client/fingerprint/fingerprint.go
index a12ea98f4..39c8dcba9 100644
--- a/client/fingerprint/fingerprint.go
+++ b/client/fingerprint/fingerprint.go
@@ -29,17 +29,18 @@ var (
 	// hostFingerprinters contains the host fingerprints which are available for a
 	// given platform.
 	hostFingerprinters = map[string]Factory{
-		"arch":    NewArchFingerprint,
-		"consul":  NewConsulFingerprint,
-		"cni":     NewCNIFingerprint,
-		"cpu":     NewCPUFingerprint,
-		"host":    NewHostFingerprint,
-		"memory":  NewMemoryFingerprint,
-		"network": NewNetworkFingerprint,
-		"nomad":   NewNomadFingerprint,
-		"signal":  NewSignalFingerprint,
-		"storage": NewStorageFingerprint,
-		"vault":   NewVaultFingerprint,
+		"arch":        NewArchFingerprint,
+		"consul":      NewConsulFingerprint,
+		"cni":         NewCNIFingerprint, // networks
+		"cpu":         NewCPUFingerprint,
+		"host":        NewHostFingerprint,
+		"memory":      NewMemoryFingerprint,
+		"network":     NewNetworkFingerprint,
+		"nomad":       NewNomadFingerprint,
+		"plugins_cni": NewPluginsCNIFingerprint,
+		"signal":      NewSignalFingerprint,
+		"storage":     NewStorageFingerprint,
+		"vault":       NewVaultFingerprint,
 	}
 
 	// envFingerprinters contains the fingerprints that are environment specific.
diff --git a/client/fingerprint/plugins_cni.go b/client/fingerprint/plugins_cni.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e1eb89d3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/fingerprint/plugins_cni.go
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+package fingerprint
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/go-hclog"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/go-version"
+)
+
+const (
+	cniPluginAttribute = "plugins.cni.version"
+)
+
+// PluginsCNIFingerprint creates a fingerprint of the CNI plugins present on the
+// CNI plugin path specified for the Nomad client.
+type PluginsCNIFingerprint struct {
+	StaticFingerprinter
+	logger hclog.Logger
+	lister func(string) ([]os.DirEntry, error)
+}
+
+func NewPluginsCNIFingerprint(logger hclog.Logger) Fingerprint {
+	return &PluginsCNIFingerprint{
+		logger: logger.Named("cni_plugins"),
+		lister: os.ReadDir,
+	}
+}
+
+func (f *PluginsCNIFingerprint) Fingerprint(req *FingerprintRequest, resp *FingerprintResponse) error {
+	cniPath := req.Config.CNIPath
+	if cniPath == "" {
+		// this will be set to default by client; if empty then lets just do
+		// nothing rather than re-assume a default of our own
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// list the cni_path directory
+	entries, err := f.lister(cniPath)
+	switch {
+	case err != nil:
+		f.logger.Warn("failed to read CNI plugins directory", "cni_path", cniPath, "error", err)
+		resp.Detected = false
+		return nil
+	case len(entries) == 0:
+		f.logger.Debug("no CNI plugins found", "cni_path", cniPath)
+		resp.Detected = true
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// for each file in cni_path, detect executables and try to get their version
+	for _, entry := range entries {
+		v, ok := f.detectOne(cniPath, entry)
+		if ok {
+			resp.AddAttribute(f.attribute(entry.Name()), v)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// detection complete, regardless of results
+	resp.Detected = true
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (f *PluginsCNIFingerprint) attribute(filename string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", cniPluginAttribute, filename)
+}
+
+func (f *PluginsCNIFingerprint) detectOne(cniPath string, entry os.DirEntry) (string, bool) {
+	fi, err := entry.Info()
+	if err != nil {
+		f.logger.Debug("failed to read cni directory entry", "error", err)
+		return "", false
+	}
+
+	if fi.Mode()&0o111 == 0 {
+		f.logger.Debug("unexpected non-executable in cni plugin directory", "name", fi.Name())
+		return "", false // not executable
+	}
+
+	exePath := filepath.Join(cniPath, fi.Name())
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 3*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	// best effort attempt to get a version from the executable, otherwise
+	// the version will be "unknown"
+	// execute with no args; at least container-networking plugins respond with
+	// version string in this case, which makes Windows support simpler
+	cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, exePath)
+	output, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
+	if err != nil {
+		f.logger.Debug("failed to detect CNI plugin version", "name", fi.Name(), "error", err)
+		return "unknown", false
+	}
+
+	// try to find semantic versioning string
+	// e.g.
+	//  /opt/cni/bin/bridge <no args>
+	//  CNI bridge plugin v1.0.0
+	tokens := strings.Fields(string(output))
+	for i := len(tokens) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
+		token := tokens[i]
+		if _, parseErr := version.NewSemver(token); parseErr == nil {
+			return token, true
+		}
+	}
+
+	f.logger.Debug("failed to parse CNI plugin version", "name", fi.Name())
+	return "unknown", false
+}
diff --git a/client/fingerprint/plugins_cni_test.go b/client/fingerprint/plugins_cni_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4a03baec0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/fingerprint/plugins_cni_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+package fingerprint
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/ci"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/client/config"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/helper/testlog"
+	"github.com/shoenig/test/must"
+)
+
+func TestPluginsCNIFingerprint_Fingerprint_present(t *testing.T) {
+	ci.Parallel(t)
+
+	f := NewPluginsCNIFingerprint(testlog.HCLogger(t))
+	request := &FingerprintRequest{
+		Config: &config.Config{
+			CNIPath: "./test_fixtures/cni",
+		},
+	}
+	response := new(FingerprintResponse)
+
+	err := f.Fingerprint(request, response)
+	must.NoError(t, err)
+	must.True(t, response.Detected)
+	attrCustom := f.(*PluginsCNIFingerprint).attribute("custom")
+	attrBridge := f.(*PluginsCNIFingerprint).attribute("bridge")
+	must.Eq(t, "v1.2.3", response.Attributes[attrCustom])
+	must.Eq(t, "v1.0.2", response.Attributes[attrBridge])
+}
+
+func TestPluginsCNIFingerprint_Fingerprint_absent(t *testing.T) {
+	ci.Parallel(t)
+
+	f := NewPluginsCNIFingerprint(testlog.HCLogger(t))
+	request := &FingerprintRequest{
+		Config: &config.Config{
+			CNIPath: "/does/not/exist",
+		},
+	}
+	response := new(FingerprintResponse)
+
+	err := f.Fingerprint(request, response)
+	must.NoError(t, err)
+	must.False(t, response.Detected)
+	attrCustom := f.(*PluginsCNIFingerprint).attribute("custom")
+	attrBridge := f.(*PluginsCNIFingerprint).attribute("bridge")
+	must.MapNotContainsKeys(t, response.Attributes, []string{attrCustom, attrBridge})
+}
+
+func TestPluginsCNIFingerprint_Fingerprint_empty(t *testing.T) {
+	ci.Parallel(t)
+
+	lister := func(string) ([]os.DirEntry, error) {
+		// return an empty slice of directory entries
+		// i.e. no plugins present
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	f := NewPluginsCNIFingerprint(testlog.HCLogger(t))
+	f.(*PluginsCNIFingerprint).lister = lister
+	request := &FingerprintRequest{
+		Config: &config.Config{
+			CNIPath: "./test_fixtures/cni",
+		},
+	}
+	response := new(FingerprintResponse)
+
+	err := f.Fingerprint(request, response)
+	must.NoError(t, err)
+	must.True(t, response.Detected)
+}
+
+func TestPluginsCNIFingerprint_Fingerprint_unset(t *testing.T) {
+	ci.Parallel(t)
+
+	f := NewPluginsCNIFingerprint(testlog.HCLogger(t))
+	request := &FingerprintRequest{
+		Config: new(config.Config),
+	}
+	response := new(FingerprintResponse)
+
+	err := f.Fingerprint(request, response)
+	must.NoError(t, err)
+	must.False(t, response.Detected)
+}
diff --git a/client/fingerprint/test_fixtures/cni/bridge b/client/fingerprint/test_fixtures/cni/bridge
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..0b7f14f7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/fingerprint/test_fixtures/cni/bridge
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+echo "CNI bridge plugin v1.0.2"
diff --git a/client/fingerprint/test_fixtures/cni/custom b/client/fingerprint/test_fixtures/cni/custom
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..d2beee878
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/fingerprint/test_fixtures/cni/custom
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+echo "Custom v1.2.3 Plugin"
+
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 2cc629a9b..7d3ee5ad4 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/ryanuber/go-glob v1.0.0
 	github.com/sean-/seed v0.0.0-20170313163322-e2103e2c3529
 	github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v3 v3.22.10
-	github.com/shoenig/test v0.4.5
+	github.com/shoenig/test v0.4.6
 	github.com/skratchdot/open-golang v0.0.0-20160302144031-75fb7ed4208c
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.1
 	github.com/syndtr/gocapability v0.0.0-20200815063812-42c35b437635
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 78835b23f..9ec5d91fa 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1171,8 +1171,8 @@ github.com/sergi/go-diff v1.0.0 h1:Kpca3qRNrduNnOQeazBd0ysaKrUJiIuISHxogkT9RPQ=
 github.com/sergi/go-diff v1.0.0/go.mod h1:0CfEIISq7TuYL3j771MWULgwwjU+GofnZX9QAmXWZgo=
 github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v3 v3.22.10 h1:4KMHdfBRYXGF9skjDWiL4RA2N+E8dRdodU/bOZpPoVg=
 github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v3 v3.22.10/go.mod h1:QNza6r4YQoydyCfo6rH0blGfKahgibh4dQmV5xdFkQk=
-github.com/shoenig/test v0.4.5 h1:Qb3JfRzzDVTnfQVMeYJm+bsoPlgqVjgawc2lq95ge8Q=
-github.com/shoenig/test v0.4.5/go.mod h1:xYtyGBC5Q3kzCNyJg/SjgNpfAa2kvmgA0i5+lQso8x0=
+github.com/shoenig/test v0.4.6 h1:S1pAVs5L1TSRen3N1YQNtBZIh9Z6d1PyQSUDUweMTqk=
+github.com/shoenig/test v0.4.6/go.mod h1:xYtyGBC5Q3kzCNyJg/SjgNpfAa2kvmgA0i5+lQso8x0=
 github.com/shopspring/decimal v1.2.0 h1:abSATXmQEYyShuxI4/vyW3tV1MrKAJzCZ/0zLUXYbsQ=
 github.com/shopspring/decimal v1.2.0/go.mod h1:DKyhrW/HYNuLGql+MJL6WCR6knT2jwCFRcu2hWCYk4o=
 github.com/shurcooL/sanitized_anchor_name v1.0.0/go.mod h1:1NzhyTcUVG4SuEtjjoZeVRXNmyL/1OwPU0+IJeTBvfc=