diff --git a/cmd/modulectl/cmd.go b/cmd/modulectl/cmd.go
index c90e8582..378d2f65 100644
--- a/cmd/modulectl/cmd.go
+++ b/cmd/modulectl/cmd.go
@@ -109,7 +109,8 @@ func buildModuleService() (*create.Service, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create git sources service: %w", err)
 	}
-	securityConfigService, err := componentdescriptor.NewSecurityConfigService(gitService)
+
+	securityConfigService, err := componentdescriptor.NewSecurityConfigService(fileSystemUtil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create security config service: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/modulectl/create/long.txt b/cmd/modulectl/create/long.txt
index e1419b50..80d267db 100644
--- a/cmd/modulectl/create/long.txt
+++ b/cmd/modulectl/create/long.txt
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ The module config file is a YAML file used to configure the following attributes
 - mandatory:        a boolean, optional, default=false, indicates whether the module is mandatory to be installed on all clusters
 - internal:         a boolean, optional, default=false, determines whether the ModuleTemplate CR should have the internal flag or not
 - beta:             a boolean, optional, default=false, determines whether the ModuleTemplate CR should have the beta flag or not
-- security:         a string, optional, name of the security scanners config file
+- security:         a string, optional, reference to a YAML file containing the security scanners config, must be a local file path
 - labels:           a map with string keys and values, optional, additional labels for the generated ModuleTemplate CR
 - annotations:      a map with string keys and values, optional, additional annotations for the generated ModuleTemplate CR
 - manager:          # an object, optional, module resource that indicates the installation readiness of the module
diff --git a/docs/gen-docs/modulectl_create.md b/docs/gen-docs/modulectl_create.md
index dd86c5af..a70bf72e 100644
--- a/docs/gen-docs/modulectl_create.md
+++ b/docs/gen-docs/modulectl_create.md
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ The module config file is a YAML file used to configure the following attributes
 - mandatory:        a boolean, optional, default=false, indicates whether the module is mandatory to be installed on all clusters
 - internal:         a boolean, optional, default=false, determines whether the ModuleTemplate CR should have the internal flag or not
 - beta:             a boolean, optional, default=false, determines whether the ModuleTemplate CR should have the beta flag or not
-- security:         a string, optional, name of the security scanners config file
+- security:         a string, optional, reference to a YAML file containing the security scanners config, must be a local file path
 - labels:           a map with string keys and values, optional, additional labels for the generated ModuleTemplate CR
 - annotations:      a map with string keys and values, optional, additional annotations for the generated ModuleTemplate CR
 - manager:          # an object, optional, module resource that indicates the installation readiness of the module
diff --git a/internal/service/componentdescriptor/securityconfig.go b/internal/service/componentdescriptor/securityconfig.go
index 71237973..fd828686 100644
--- a/internal/service/componentdescriptor/securityconfig.go
+++ b/internal/service/componentdescriptor/securityconfig.go
@@ -35,37 +35,47 @@ const (
 	refLabel                  = "git.kyma-project.io/ref"
 )
 
+var ErrSecurityConfigFileDoesNotExist = errors.New("security config file does not exist")
+
+type FileReader interface {
+	FileExists(path string) (bool, error)
+	ReadFile(path string) ([]byte, error)
+}
+
 type SecurityConfigService struct {
-	gitService GitService
+	fileReader FileReader
 }
 
-func NewSecurityConfigService(gitService GitService) (*SecurityConfigService, error) {
-	if gitService == nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: gitService must not be nil", commonerrors.ErrInvalidArg)
+func NewSecurityConfigService(fileReader FileReader) (*SecurityConfigService, error) {
+	if fileReader == nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: fileReader must not be nil", commonerrors.ErrInvalidArg)
 	}
 
 	return &SecurityConfigService{
-		gitService: gitService,
+		fileReader: fileReader,
 	}, nil
 }
 
-func (s *SecurityConfigService) ParseSecurityConfigData(gitRepoURL, securityConfigFile string) (
+func (s *SecurityConfigService) ParseSecurityConfigData(securityConfigFile string) (
 	*contentprovider.SecurityScanConfig,
 	error,
 ) {
-	latestCommit, err := s.gitService.GetLatestCommit(gitRepoURL)
+	exists, err := s.fileReader.FileExists(securityConfigFile)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get latest commit: %w", err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to check if security config file exists: %w", err)
+	}
+	if !exists {
+		return nil, ErrSecurityConfigFileDoesNotExist
 	}
 
-	securityConfigContent, err := s.gitService.GetRemoteGitFileContent(gitRepoURL, latestCommit, securityConfigFile)
+	securityConfigContent, err := s.fileReader.ReadFile(securityConfigFile)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get security config content: %w", err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read security config file: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	securityConfig := &contentprovider.SecurityScanConfig{}
-	if err := yaml.Unmarshal([]byte(securityConfigContent), securityConfig); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse security config file: %w", err)
+	if err := yaml.Unmarshal(securityConfigContent, securityConfig); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to unmarshal security config file: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	return securityConfig, nil
diff --git a/internal/service/componentdescriptor/securityconfig_test.go b/internal/service/componentdescriptor/securityconfig_test.go
index 9b335810..883500d8 100644
--- a/internal/service/componentdescriptor/securityconfig_test.go
+++ b/internal/service/componentdescriptor/securityconfig_test.go
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/kyma-project/modulectl/internal/service/contentprovider"
 )
 
+func Test_NewSecurityConfigService_ReturnsErrorOnNilFileReader(t *testing.T) {
+	securityConfigService, err := componentdescriptor.NewSecurityConfigService(nil)
+	require.ErrorContains(t, err, "fileReader must not be nil")
+	require.Nil(t, securityConfigService)
+}
+
 func Test_GetImageNameAndTag(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		name              string
@@ -152,11 +158,10 @@ func Test_AppendSecurityLabelsToSources_ReturnCorrectLabels(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestSecurityConfigService_ParseSecurityConfigData_ReturnsCorrectData(t *testing.T) {
-	securityConfigService, err := componentdescriptor.NewSecurityConfigService(&gitServiceSecurityConfigStub{})
+	securityConfigService, err := componentdescriptor.NewSecurityConfigService(&fileReaderStub{})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	returned, err := securityConfigService.ParseSecurityConfigData("https://github.com/kyma-project/template-operator",
-		"sec-scanners-config.yaml")
+	returned, err := securityConfigService.ParseSecurityConfigData("sec-scanners-config.yaml")
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	require.Equal(t, securityConfig.RcTag, returned.RcTag)
@@ -166,18 +171,39 @@ func TestSecurityConfigService_ParseSecurityConfigData_ReturnsCorrectData(t *tes
 	require.Equal(t, securityConfig.WhiteSource.Language, returned.WhiteSource.Language)
 }
 
-func TestSecurityConfigService_ParseSecurityConfigData_ReturnErrOnRemoteFileReadingError(t *testing.T) {
-	securityConfigService, err := componentdescriptor.NewSecurityConfigService(&gitServiceNoRemoteFile{})
+func TestSecurityConfigService_ParseSecurityConfigData_ReturnErrOnFileExistenceCheckError(t *testing.T) {
+	securityConfigService, err := componentdescriptor.NewSecurityConfigService(&fileReaderFileExistsErrorStub{})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	_, err = securityConfigService.ParseSecurityConfigData("testFile")
+	require.ErrorContains(t, err, "failed to check if security config file exists")
+}
+
+func TestSecurityConfigService_ParseSecurityConfigData_ReturnErrOnFileReadingError(t *testing.T) {
+	securityConfigService, err := componentdescriptor.NewSecurityConfigService(&fileReaderReadFileErrorStub{})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	_, err = securityConfigService.ParseSecurityConfigData("testUrl", "testFile")
-	require.ErrorContains(t, err, "failed to get security config content")
+	_, err = securityConfigService.ParseSecurityConfigData("testFile")
+	require.ErrorContains(t, err, "failed to read security config file")
 }
 
-type gitServiceSecurityConfigStub struct{}
+func TestSecurityConfigService_ParseSecurityConfigData_ReturnErrOnFileDoesNotExist(t *testing.T) {
+	securityConfigService, err := componentdescriptor.NewSecurityConfigService(&fileReaderFileExistsFalseStub{})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	_, err = securityConfigService.ParseSecurityConfigData("testFile")
+	require.ErrorContains(t, err, "security config file does not exist")
+}
+
+type fileReaderStub struct{}
+
+func (*fileReaderStub) FileExists(path string) (bool, error) {
+	return true, nil
+}
 
-func (g *gitServiceSecurityConfigStub) GetLatestCommit(_ string) (string, error) {
-	return "latestCommit", nil
+func (*fileReaderStub) ReadFile(path string) ([]byte, error) {
+	securityConfigBytes, _ := yaml.Marshal(securityConfig)
+	return securityConfigBytes, nil
 }
 
 var securityConfig = contentprovider.SecurityScanConfig{
@@ -190,17 +216,32 @@ var securityConfig = contentprovider.SecurityScanConfig{
 	},
 }
 
-func (g *gitServiceSecurityConfigStub) GetRemoteGitFileContent(_, _, _ string) (string, error) {
-	securityConfigBytes, _ := yaml.Marshal(securityConfig)
-	return string(securityConfigBytes), nil
+type fileReaderFileExistsErrorStub struct{}
+
+func (*fileReaderFileExistsErrorStub) FileExists(path string) (bool, error) {
+	return false, errors.New("error while checking file existence")
+}
+
+func (*fileReaderFileExistsErrorStub) ReadFile(path string) ([]byte, error) {
+	return nil, errors.New("error while reading file")
+}
+
+type fileReaderReadFileErrorStub struct{}
+
+func (*fileReaderReadFileErrorStub) FileExists(path string) (bool, error) {
+	return true, nil
+}
+
+func (*fileReaderReadFileErrorStub) ReadFile(path string) ([]byte, error) {
+	return nil, errors.New("error while reading file")
 }
 
-type gitServiceNoRemoteFile struct{}
+type fileReaderFileExistsFalseStub struct{}
 
-func (*gitServiceNoRemoteFile) GetLatestCommit(_ string) (string, error) {
-	return "latestCommit", nil
+func (*fileReaderFileExistsFalseStub) FileExists(path string) (bool, error) {
+	return false, nil
 }
 
-func (*gitServiceNoRemoteFile) GetRemoteGitFileContent(_, _, _ string) (string, error) {
-	return "", errors.New("error")
+func (*fileReaderFileExistsFalseStub) ReadFile(path string) ([]byte, error) {
+	return nil, nil
 }
diff --git a/internal/service/create/create.go b/internal/service/create/create.go
index cbe57fd3..5765d382 100644
--- a/internal/service/create/create.go
+++ b/internal/service/create/create.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ type FileResolver interface {
 }
 
 type SecurityConfigService interface {
-	ParseSecurityConfigData(gitRepoURL, securityConfigFile string) (*contentprovider.SecurityScanConfig, error)
+	ParseSecurityConfigData(securityConfigFile string) (*contentprovider.SecurityScanConfig, error)
 	AppendSecurityScanConfig(descriptor *compdesc.ComponentDescriptor,
 		securityConfig contentprovider.SecurityScanConfig) error
 }
@@ -246,9 +246,9 @@ func (s *Service) pushImgAndCreateTemplate(archive *comparch.ComponentArchive, m
 
 func (s *Service) configureSecScannerConf(descriptor *compdesc.ComponentDescriptor, moduleConfig *contentprovider.ModuleConfig, opts Options) error {
 	opts.Out.Write("- Configuring security scanners config\n")
-	securityConfig, err := s.securityConfigService.ParseSecurityConfigData(moduleConfig.Repository, moduleConfig.Security)
+	securityConfig, err := s.securityConfigService.ParseSecurityConfigData(moduleConfig.Security)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("%w: failed to parse security config data", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to parse security config data: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	if err = s.securityConfigService.AppendSecurityScanConfig(descriptor, *securityConfig); err != nil {
diff --git a/internal/service/create/create_test.go b/internal/service/create/create_test.go
index 5d1d5674..9445e968 100644
--- a/internal/service/create/create_test.go
+++ b/internal/service/create/create_test.go
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ func (*gitSourcesServiceStub) AddGitSources(_ *compdesc.ComponentDescriptor,
 
 type securityConfigServiceStub struct{}
 
-func (*securityConfigServiceStub) ParseSecurityConfigData(_, _ string) (*contentprovider.SecurityScanConfig, error) {
+func (*securityConfigServiceStub) ParseSecurityConfigData(_ string) (*contentprovider.SecurityScanConfig, error) {
 	return &contentprovider.SecurityScanConfig{}, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/service/moduleconfig/reader/moduleconfig_reader_test.go b/internal/service/moduleconfig/reader/moduleconfig_reader_test.go
index 49c50244..cf6a4268 100644
--- a/internal/service/moduleconfig/reader/moduleconfig_reader_test.go
+++ b/internal/service/moduleconfig/reader/moduleconfig_reader_test.go
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ func Test_ParseModuleConfig_Returns_CorrectModuleConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, "https://example.com/path/to/defaultCR", result.DefaultCR)
 	require.Equal(t, "https://example.com/path/to/repository", result.Repository)
 	require.Equal(t, "https://example.com/path/to/documentation", result.Documentation)
+	require.Equal(t, "path/to/securityConfig", result.Security)
 	require.Equal(t, contentprovider.Icons{
 		"module-icon": "https://example.com/path/to/some-icon",
 	}, result.Icons)
diff --git a/tests/e2e/create/create_suite_test.go b/tests/e2e/create/create_suite_test.go
index 96072eac..f96d29fe 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/create/create_suite_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/create/create_suite_test.go
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ const (
 	iconsWithoutName           = invalidConfigs + "icons-without-name.yaml"
 	manifestFileref            = invalidConfigs + "manifest-fileref.yaml"
 	defaultCRFileref           = invalidConfigs + "defaultcr-fileref.yaml"
+	invalidSecurityConfig      = invalidConfigs + "not-existing-security.yaml"
 
 	validConfigs                  = testdataDir + "valid/"
 	minimalConfig                 = validConfigs + "minimal.yaml"
diff --git a/tests/e2e/create/create_test.go b/tests/e2e/create/create_test.go
index af0b58db..e680fc28 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/create/create_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/create/create_test.go
@@ -486,13 +486,20 @@ var _ = Describe("Test 'create' command", Ordered, func() {
 			Expect(template.Name).To(Equal("template-operator-1.0.3"))
 
 			By("And descriptor.component.resources should be correct")
-			Expect(descriptor.Resources).To(HaveLen(2))
+			Expect(descriptor.Resources).To(HaveLen(3))
 			resource := descriptor.Resources[0]
 			Expect(resource.Name).To(Equal("template-operator"))
 			Expect(resource.Relation).To(Equal(ocmv1.ExternalRelation))
 			Expect(resource.Type).To(Equal("ociArtifact"))
 			Expect(resource.Version).To(Equal("1.0.1"))
+
 			resource = descriptor.Resources[1]
+			Expect(resource.Name).To(Equal("template-operator"))
+			Expect(resource.Relation).To(Equal(ocmv1.ExternalRelation))
+			Expect(resource.Type).To(Equal("ociArtifact"))
+			Expect(resource.Version).To(Equal("2.0.0"))
+
+			resource = descriptor.Resources[2]
 			Expect(resource.Name).To(Equal("raw-manifest"))
 			Expect(resource.Version).To(Equal("1.0.3"))
 
@@ -507,7 +514,15 @@ var _ = Describe("Test 'create' command", Ordered, func() {
 			By("And descriptor.component.resources[1].access should be correct")
 			resourceAccessSpec1, err := ocm.DefaultContext().AccessSpecForSpec(descriptor.Resources[1].Access)
 			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-			localBlobAccessSpec, ok := resourceAccessSpec1.(*localblob.AccessSpec)
+			ociArtifactAccessSpec, ok = resourceAccessSpec1.(*ociartifact.AccessSpec)
+			Expect(ok).To(BeTrue())
+			Expect(ociArtifactAccessSpec.GetType()).To(Equal(ociartifact.Type))
+			Expect(ociArtifactAccessSpec.ImageReference).To(Equal("europe-docker.pkg.dev/kyma-project/prod/template-operator:2.0.0"))
+
+			By("And descriptor.component.resources[2].access should be correct")
+			resourceAccessSpec2, err := ocm.DefaultContext().AccessSpecForSpec(descriptor.Resources[2].Access)
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+			localBlobAccessSpec, ok := resourceAccessSpec2.(*localblob.AccessSpec)
 			Expect(ok).To(BeTrue())
 			Expect(localBlobAccessSpec.GetType()).To(Equal(localblob.Type))
 			Expect(localBlobAccessSpec.LocalReference).To(ContainSubstring("sha256:"))
@@ -538,6 +553,25 @@ var _ = Describe("Test 'create' command", Ordered, func() {
 		})
 	})
 
+	Context("Given 'modulectl create' command", func() {
+		var cmd createCmd
+		It("When invoked with invalid module-config containing not existing security-scanner-config",
+			func() {
+				cmd = createCmd{
+					moduleConfigFile: invalidSecurityConfig,
+					registry:         ociRegistry,
+					insecure:         true,
+					output:           templateOutputPath,
+				}
+			})
+		It("Then the command should succeed", func() {
+			err := cmd.execute()
+
+			Expect(err).Should(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(err.Error()).Should(ContainSubstring("failed to configure security scanners: failed to parse security config data: security config file does not exist"))
+		})
+	})
+
 	Context("Given 'modulectl create' command", func() {
 		var cmd createCmd
 		It("When invoked with valid module-config containing mandatory true and different version", func() {
diff --git a/tests/e2e/create/testdata/moduleconfig/invalid/not-existing-security.yaml b/tests/e2e/create/testdata/moduleconfig/invalid/not-existing-security.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..02b18afe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e/create/testdata/moduleconfig/invalid/not-existing-security.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+name: kyma-project.io/module/template-operator
+version: 1.0.3
+manifest: https://github.com/kyma-project/template-operator/releases/download/1.0.1/template-operator.yaml
+repository: https://github.com/kyma-project/template-operator
+documentation: https://github.com/kyma-project/template-operator/blob/main/README.md
+icons:
+  - name: module-icon
+    link: https://github.com/kyma-project/template-operator/blob/main/docs/assets/logo.png
+security: ./testdata/sec-scanners-config/does-not-exist.yaml
diff --git a/tests/e2e/create/testdata/moduleconfig/valid/with-security.yaml b/tests/e2e/create/testdata/moduleconfig/valid/with-security.yaml
index 43a5d784..7ade23e4 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/create/testdata/moduleconfig/valid/with-security.yaml
+++ b/tests/e2e/create/testdata/moduleconfig/valid/with-security.yaml
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ documentation: https://github.com/kyma-project/template-operator/blob/main/READM
 icons:
   - name: module-icon
     link: https://github.com/kyma-project/template-operator/blob/main/docs/assets/logo.png
-security: sec-scanners-config.yaml
+security: ./testdata/sec-scanners-config/config.yaml
diff --git a/tests/e2e/create/testdata/sec-scanners-config/config.yaml b/tests/e2e/create/testdata/sec-scanners-config/config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5a67cc62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e/create/testdata/sec-scanners-config/config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+module-name: template-operator
+rc-tag: 1.0.1
+dev-branch: main
+protecode:
+  - europe-docker.pkg.dev/kyma-project/prod/template-operator:1.0.1
+  - europe-docker.pkg.dev/kyma-project/prod/template-operator:2.0.0
+whitesource:
+  language: golang-mod
+  subprojects: false
+  exclude:
+    - "**/test/**"
+    - "**/*_test.go"
diff --git a/unit-test-coverage.yaml b/unit-test-coverage.yaml
index 3cb779bc..029e532e 100644
--- a/unit-test-coverage.yaml
+++ b/unit-test-coverage.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ packages:
   internal/service/moduleconfig/generator: 100
   internal/service/moduleconfig/reader: 76
   internal/service/create: 43
-  internal/service/componentdescriptor: 78
+  internal/service/componentdescriptor: 80
   internal/service/templategenerator: 85
   internal/service/crdparser: 73
   internal/service/registry: 52